ADMS 3490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Organizational Architecture, Design Thinking, Organizational Culture

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3490
• Professor: Parbudyal Singh

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Organizations: systems that apply procedures to a set of resources to. Technology: procedures and resources used by an organization to (cid:1) (cid:1) transform inputs into valued outputs. (cid:1) transform inputs into outputs. (cid:1) (cid:1) Organization structure: the means through which an organization. Contingency approach to organization design: an approach to (cid:1) >decision making and leadership structure: a dimension of. >communication and information: a dimension of organization structure that describes the nature of and methods for communication in an organization. > control system: a dimension of organization structure that describes the nature of the processes used to control employee behavior in an organization. >managerial strategy: one of three main patterns or combinations of structural variables that can be adopted by an organization-namely, classical, human relations or high involvement. >contextual variables: factors in the firms context that indicate the most appropriate managerial strategy and organizational structure. >domain: describes the specific products or services offered by a given organization.